Added command line toggle to open UI on start

README.md

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ git clone --recursive https://github.com/balloob/home-assistant.git
 cd home-assistant
 pip3 install -r requirements.txt
 
-python3 -m homeassistant
+python3 -m homeassistant --open-ui
 ```
 
 This will start the Home Assistant server and create an initial configuration file in `config/home-assistant.conf` that is setup for demo mode. It will launch its web interface on [http://127.0.0.1:8123](http://127.0.0.1:8123). The default password is 'password'.

homeassistant/__init__.py

@@ -51,8 +51,14 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.bus = EventBus(pool)
         self.services = ServiceRegistry(self.bus, pool)
         self.states = StateMachine(self.bus)
+
+        # List of loaded components
         self.components = []
 
+        # Remote.API object pointing at local API
+        self.local_api = None
+
+        # Directory that holds the configuration
         self.config_dir = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'config')
 
     def get_config_path(self, path):

homeassistant/__main__.py

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
     from homeassistant import bootstrap
 
+from homeassistant.const import EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_START
+
 
 def validate_dependencies():
     """ Validate all dependencies that HA uses. """
@@ -72,6 +74,10 @@ def main():
         metavar='path_to_config_dir',
         default="config",
         help="Directory that contains the Home Assistant configuration")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--open-ui',
+        action='store_true',
+        help='Open the webinterface in a browser')
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -82,6 +88,17 @@ def main():
     config_path = ensure_config_path(config_dir)
 
     hass = bootstrap.from_config_file(config_path)
+
+    if args.open_ui:
+        # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        def open_browser(event):
+            """ Open the webinterface in a browser. """
+            if hass.local_api is not None:
+                import webbrowser
+                webbrowser.open(hass.local_api.base_url)
+
+        hass.bus.listen_once(EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_START, open_browser)
+
     hass.start()
     hass.block_till_stopped()
 

homeassistant/components/http/__init__.py

@@ -141,10 +141,7 @@ def setup(hass, config):
         lambda event:
         threading.Thread(target=server.start, daemon=True).start())
 
-    # If no local api set, set one with known information
-    if isinstance(hass, rem.HomeAssistant) and hass.local_api is None:
-        hass.local_api = \
-            rem.API(util.get_local_ip(), api_password, server_port)
+    hass.local_api = rem.API(util.get_local_ip(), api_password, server_port)
 
     return True